Lebanon County proclaims May 11–17 as Police Week, May 13 as Police Officers Memorial Day

The Lebanon County Board of Commissioners on a unanimous voice vote approved a proclamation designating May 11–17 as Police Week and May 13 as Lebanon County Police Officers Memorial Day, and accepted plans to hold a memorial ceremony at the county Department of Emergency Services building.

The proclamation recognizes the service and sacrifices of local law enforcement and calls on citizens and civic organizations to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies.

District Attorney Pierre Esraff, who requested the proclamation on behalf of the Lebanon County Chiefs of Police Association and the local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 42, said, "This year, the week of May 11 serves as National Police Week," and described the planned memorial as a chance to honor officers who died in the line of duty. Esraff read a list of local officers and public servants the ceremony will commemorate.

County staff said the ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the Department of Emergency Services building, adjacent to a newly installed first-responder memorial; in case of inclement weather the event will move indoors. The board voted to adopt the proclamation after Jamie (county staff) read the text for the record, which calls on citizens to observe Police Week and pay tribute to fallen officers.

The proclamation cites an act of Congress that established May 15 as Police Officer Memorial Day and uses that federal observance as the basis for the county designation. The board gave staff direction to sign the proclamation and support the planned ceremony.

No public comment opposing the proclamation was recorded during the meeting; commissioners voiced support and the motion passed by voice vote.